diff --git a/js/GravityForceLabA11yStrings.js b/js/GravityForceLabA11yStrings.js
index 34cf6384..1d3da645 100644
--- a/js/GravityForceLabA11yStrings.js
+++ b/js/GravityForceLabA11yStrings.js
@@ -322,9 +322,12 @@ define( require => {
     hintPattern: {
       value: '{{playHint}} {{releaseHint}}'
     },
-    jumpKeyboardHint: {
+    grabbedJumpKeyboardHint: {
       value: 'Hold J plus C keys to jump ruler to center of m1.'
     },
+    jumpCenterKeyboardHint: {
+      value: 'Hold J plus H keys to release ruler in home position.'
+    },
     moveKeyboardHint: {
       value: 'Move ruler left and right with letter keys A and D.'
     },
@@ -338,7 +341,7 @@ define( require => {
       value: 'Centers {{distanceAndUnits}} apart.'
     },
     jumpCenterMassAlert: {
-      value: 'Ruler zero mark at center of {{object1}}. {{centersApart}}'
+      value: 'Ruler zero mark at center of {{object1}}. {{centersApart}} {{supplementalHint}}'
     },
 
     // vertical ruler positions
diff --git a/js/view/describers/GravityForceLabRulerDescriber.js b/js/view/describers/GravityForceLabRulerDescriber.js
index 42a56007..e45a4fe4 100644
--- a/js/view/describers/GravityForceLabRulerDescriber.js
+++ b/js/view/describers/GravityForceLabRulerDescriber.js
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ define( require => {
   const releaseAndExploreHintString = GravityForceLabA11yStrings.releaseAndExploreHint.value;
   const hintPatternString = GravityForceLabA11yStrings.hintPattern.value;
   const centersApartPatternString = GravityForceLabA11yStrings.centersApartPattern.value;
-  const jumpKeyboardHintString = GravityForceLabA11yStrings.jumpKeyboardHint.value;
+  const grabbedJumpKeyboardHintString = GravityForceLabA11yStrings.grabbedJumpKeyboardHint.value;
+  const jumpCenterKeyboardHintString = GravityForceLabA11yStrings.jumpCenterKeyboardHint.value;
   const moveKeyboardHintString = GravityForceLabA11yStrings.moveKeyboardHint.value;
   const gestureHintString = GravityForceLabA11yStrings.gestureHint.value;
   const keyboardReleaseHintString = GravityForceLabA11yStrings.keyboardReleaseHint.value;
@@ -80,8 +81,12 @@ define( require => {
       this.horizontalDistanceThisGrab = 0; // for horizontal movement alerts
       this.previousVerticalRegionIndex = this.getVerticalRegionIndex(); // for vertical movement alerts
       this.previousRulerPosition = this.rulerPositionProperty.value;
-      this.movementUtterance = new Utterance(); // utterance to alert vertical and horizontal movement alerts
       this.justMovementAlerted = false;
+
+      // @private - alerts for different ruler specific alerts
+      this.jumpCenterUtterance = new Utterance();
+      this.jumpHomeUtterance = new Utterance();
+      this.movementUtterance = new Utterance(); // utterance to alert vertical and horizontal movement alerts
       this.releaseAndExploreUtterance = new Utterance( {
         alert: releaseAndExploreHintString,
         predicate: () => this.releaseAndExploreUtterance.numberOfTimesAlerted < 2 // only alert for the first two time.
@@ -152,7 +157,7 @@ define( require => {
       if ( phet.joist.sim.supportsGestureA11y ) {
         return gestureHintString;
       }
-      let playHint = jumpKeyboardHintString;
+      let playHint = grabbedJumpKeyboardHintString;
       const regionIndex = this.getVerticalRegionIndex();
 
       // if on the second grab, the user still isn't in a measurable location, then repeat the first hint to jump to the
@@ -233,6 +238,15 @@ define( require => {
       return currentRegion;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @public
+     * Alert that the ruler has jumped to the home position
+     */
+    alertJumpHome() {
+      this.jumpHomeUtterance.alert = this.getHomePositionString();
+      phet.joist.sim.utteranceQueue.addToBack( this.jumpHomeUtterance );
+    }
+
     /**
      * @public
      * @returns {string}
@@ -240,16 +254,28 @@ define( require => {
     getJumpCenterMassAlert() {
       return StringUtils.fillIn( jumpCenterMassAlertString, {
         centersApart: this.getCentersApartDistance(),
-        object1: this.getObjectLabelFromEnum( ISLCObjectEnum.OBJECT_ONE )
+        object1: this.getObjectLabelFromEnum( ISLCObjectEnum.OBJECT_ONE ),
+        supplementalHint: this.jumpCenterUtterance.numberOfTimesAlerted < 2 ? jumpCenterKeyboardHintString : ''
       } );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @public
+     * Alert that the ruler has jumped to the center of a mass
+     */
+    alertJumpCenterMass() {
+      this.jumpCenterUtterance.alert = this.getJumpCenterMassAlert();
+      phet.joist.sim.utteranceQueue.addToBack( this.jumpCenterUtterance );
+    }
+
     /**
      * @public
      */
     reset() {
       this.grabbedCount = 0;
       this.releaseAndExploreUtterance.reset();
+      this.jumpCenterUtterance.reset();
+      this.jumpHomeUtterance.reset();
       this.movementUtterance.reset();
     }
   }